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Coming together: Fall festival season kicks off in WNC - (opens the original)
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As the weather gets cooler and slowly transitions to those cozy fall days, a bevy of longtime and beloved festivals start to pop up in the picturesque mountain communities here in Western North Carolina. These annual gatherings are a way to bring all of us together after an extended period of summer sunshine as we begin to hunker down during the winter months. Filled with locals and visitors alike, those present partake in numerous activities and avenues to support those in your town: Live music
This must be the place: ‘Blow up your TV, throw away your paper, go to the countryand build you a home’ - (opens the original)
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Hello from Room 512 at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Annapolis, Maryland. It’s almost 11 a.m. Checkout time. Hit the elevator button and wait. Exit into the empty lobby. Place the room keys on the front desk and say thank you to the person behind the counter. Grab one more free coffee for the road. Onward. I was in the mid-Atlantic region this past weekend to attend the Annapolis Baygrass Festival, which included squirreling away some interviews for this bluegrass book I’m currently working on, an
‘The Gentleman’s Car’: Southeast Cougar Club to host show at Haywood County Fair - (opens the original)
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In 1982, when Chris Jones turned 16 years old, he inherited his brother’s 1968 Mercury Cougar. The vehicle was originally bought and sold at the Miami-Dade Lincoln Mercury dealership in Florida by Jones’ uncle. “So, it was a love affair that started a long, long time ago,” Jones chuckled. “I got bit by the Cougar bug young, and I’ve always enjoyed them.” These days, Jones is the proud owner of a 1969 Cougar convertible known as a “Standard Cougar.” And within his over 40-year admiration for the
‘You know that old trees just grow stronger, and old rivers grow wilder every day’ - (opens the original)
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Wednesday morning. Stepping onto the front porch of my apartment in downtown Waynesville, the air was cool. A breeze wafted through town from the nearby mountain ridges cradling the community. Walking to my truck, I noticed the first of the fallen leaves on the sideyard. “Felt like fall this morning,” I commented to my publisher in passing later in the office. Fall will forever be my favorite season. Warm sunshine and brisk air. Chopped wood and fireplaces. Jeans, boots, and a barn coat. Footbal
Fun for all ages: Haywood County Fair spotlights local youth, senior citizens - (opens the original)
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Each year, right before the gates to the Haywood County Fair open to the public, the event reveals its special attractions to two select groups of people from our community: local fourth graders and area senior citizens. “For me, it’s a full circle moment to get to offer this to our community. I attended ‘4th Grade Day’ as a fourth grader, and now I get to run it for today’s fourth graders,” said Sally Dixon, county extension director for the North Carolina Cooperative Extension. “It’s so import
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